British actor Hugh Grant is convinced he is suffering from a life-threatening illness after visiting multiple medical specialists complaining of a chronic neck problem. The Notting Hill star admits he is "fractionally hypochondriac" and has been to see a number of doctors in the hopes of receiving a 'proper' diagnosis and cure for what he has dubbed 'Kitten Syndrome', but he has yet to find a medic who can pinpoint the root of his problem.
The 54 year old explains, "It's happened to me in my middle age, I like to see a specialist at least once a week for a life threatening disease, I do. I love it...
"They can't find what it is (what's wrong)... but there is something very wrong with me. My symptoms don't make sense to anyone. I can only describe them (as)... it's like someone's picked me up by the scruff of the neck, like a kitten, and I feel very weak and the back of my head hurts and my tongue feels very heavy, but it's not there all the time, it just comes on.
"In fact, I call it Kitten Syndrome... It's very difficult to fix. I've seen doctors on both sides of the Atlantic."
Grant reveals the specialist visits have involved a variety of weird treatments - one medic in his native U.K. literally pulled his hair out, leaving him in "agony".
Recalling the experience during an appearance on America's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actor says, "There was a guy in London I got sent to recently, someone said, 'He's the best man, he's brilliant, brilliant...' and he's a terrifying giant. When I walked into the room he's this huge Irish man with ginger hair and huge beard...
"He put me on a table and tried with all his strength to pull all my limbs off. He then flipped me over... grabbed my hair and ruffled it savagely for... half an hour. It was agony! I was like, 'What the hell are you doing?' He said, 'No, no, no, it's a famous Cherokee cure.'
"I suffered it for half and hour and I looked up and he was there, red faced, sweating, with his hands full of my hair and he said, 'Oh, now you're fixed, that'll be £500'. I paid up, like a lamb, and now I'm much, much worse and I have less hair!"

An anaesthesiologist at the centre of a legal battle over Joan Rivers' death has insisted she did everything she could to save the star's life when the funnywoman flatlined on the operating table.
The veteran comedienne passed away aged 81 in September (14), a week after she suffered a cardiac arrest during a routine throat procedure at the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic in New York City.
A medical examiner concluded Rivers' death was caused by hypoxic arrest, when the supply of oxygen to her brain was cut off during the medical procedure, and the star's daughter Melissa later filed a lawsuit targeting the clinic and Dr. Renuka Bankulla, the anaesthesiologist who oversaw the operation, among others.
Bankulla has now filed legal papers hitting back at claims she failed to demand a "crash cart" when Rivers' breathing and heart rate plummeted, insisting she took every step necessary to save the star's life, according to the New York Post.
In the documents, which were filed at Manhattan Supreme Court, Bankulla denies claims of malpractice and insists she could not have done any more to help Rivers.

Neil Patrick Harris is hoping to take a break from work and spend more time with his family in 2015 after a gruelling year of juggling jobs. The actor had an extremely busy 2014, which included making two films, wrapping his nine-year stint on How I Met Your Mother, a run on Broadway, the debut of his first autobiography, and tying the knot with longtime partner David Burtka.
In an article for Entertainment Weekly, Harris recalls one particularly busy day, writing, "I was finishing How I Met Your Mother, in rehearsals to perform Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, and filming back-to-back feature films. I remember one day where, after rehearsal as ladies man Barney Stinson on HIMYM, I quickly drove across town to put on high-heeled boots to rehearse in a totally new physicality for Hedwig, then headed back across town to do some looping for the western A Million Ways to Die in the West, and then went to a table read for the thriller Gone Girl.
"With the series ending, and all these overlapping gigs - things I simply couldn't pass up - as well as a bunch of new things on the horizon, it was a bit like juggling. Juggling a bowling ball, a tennis racket, a kitten, and a chain saw."
Harris, who is gearing up to host the Academy Awards in February (15), admits he is looking forward to some time off so he can relax with his new husband and their two kids.
He adds, "I remain hopeful that next year will involve more calm, more family time. Sigh. 'Cuz nothing says calm quite like tireless, ebullient twin four-year-olds..."

Singer/songwriter Jennifer Warnes has penned an essay tribute to her one-time duet partner Joe Cocker, who died earlier this week (22Dec14). The Up Where We Belong singer reveals she grew up worshipping gravel-voiced Cocker and had a photo of him performing at Woodstock on her wall at home.
She writes, "The picture of Joe frightened my mother, but I reassured her. 'No mom, he's an emotional visionary'."
In the statement, obtained by Billboard.com, she adds, "I didn’t know then, but I know now, that if you wish for something with your whole heart, it has a pretty good chance of coming true.
"In the early 80s, other than a few great pairs such as Ella and Louis, Loretta and Conway, duets were not common on the charts. Music that year was weighted down with synthesizers and rhinestone jumpsuits.
"I was home watching one of those less than wonderful Grammy telecasts when Joe appeared singing I'm So Glad I’m Standing Here Today with the Crusaders. His voice was like a knife cutting through me. He laid his heart right on the table. I also knew right then that we would sing together."
Her premonition came true when she was chosen to join Cocker on the song Up Where We Belong for the 1982 soundtrack to An Officer & a Gentleman.
He adds, "That beautiful song by Will Jennings, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Jack Nitzsche fell into our hands. The movie wanted us. Things just fell together. I agree that the pairing of a rough Sheffield blues guy with a folkie-pop girl seemed odd. To make it worse they dressed me in taffeta, Joe in a suit, it was crazy. We looked like two prom kids.
"In 1983 we toured the big wide world and never lip-synced once. That was our rule, no lip-syncing. Every performance was the real deal, a free falling skydive. Geronimo! Joe took his liberties with the song and I chased after. Singing with Joe was often risky and always thrilling. Those are great memories that I will keep in my heart."
Warnes admits she felt "sick" when she heard Cocker had lost his battle with lung cancer.
She adds, "With a new dread, I realized yesterday that we will never sing our song again. That thought makes me feel sick. We met last year in Berlin to sing together. I didn't know that would be our last time.
"Joe won my heart completely when I first saw the movie Woodstock. He won millions of hearts with that film. But it was a young girl's dream come true to later become Joe’s singing partner. I will always love him and always miss him."
The pair's chart-topping duet won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and netted Warnes and Cocker a Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammy.

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have thanked fans, friends and family for their kind messages after the stars documented their wedding as it happened on Sunday (21Dec14). The couple upgraded its civil partnership to a marriage to make the most of recent law changes in the U.K. which legalised same-sex unions, and they decided to share their big day with fans by posting pictures of the ceremony and reception on Instagram.com.
The photographs provided live coverage of the wedding for fans to track, showing the couple signing the register, exchanging vows, mingling with guests at the reception and even cutting the cake.
They also shared their wedding menu, table decorations and snaps of famous attendees including actor Hugh Grant, pop star Ed Sheeran, comedian David Walliams, and singer Lulu. Reclusive pop star Kate Bush also made a rare public appearance at the wedding, while other guests included Victoria and David Beckham.
At the end of the evening, Elton John posted a picture of all the cards they had received and he thanked guests and fans for their kind messages, writing, "The perfect end to the perfect day. So many kind thoughts and wishes. Share the love."

"I went out to dinner with him recently after the premiere and I said, 'Congratulations', and I hugged him and then when I went to the other side of the table and I heard it wasn't true, I felt bad, I felt used... so I tried to talk about it and he didn't really engage, and then I had a moment by myself, quiet, and I said, 'I wonder if I'm really talking to Joaquin, himself'." Josh Brolin was caught out by Inherent Vice co-star Joaquin Phoenix's engagement lie after the actor told U.S. chat show host David Letterman he had proposed to his yoga teacher.

Former R.E.M. star Michael Stipe has starred in a skit to mark the end of TV host Stephen Colbert's U.S. late-night show - as an item for sale at a yard sale. After nine years on TV, Colbert will wrap up his daily Comedy Central show on Thursday night (18Dec14), and to mark the occasion he staged a sale in New York and sold off the "meaningful keepsakes" from his programme.
Stipe, who has often appeared on the show as a novelty celebrity guest, was among the items the host was keen to get rid of.
Appearing on a shelf in the corner of Colbert's studio during Wednesday night's show, the singer asked to be dusted, prompting the comedian to shoot back, "Hey, that's you in the corner and me in the spotlight. Read your contract!" referencing the lyrics of R.E.M.'s hit Losing My Religion.
In the accompanying skit, Stipe sat patiently on a table at the yard sale with a price tag stuck to his forehead.

Rocker Noel Gallagher left his teenage daughter mortified by embarrassing her in front of One Direction heart-throb Harry Styles. The former Oasis star was dining out with 14-year-old Anais when she joked that she would be so excited to meet her heroes she would probably lose control of her bladder.
However, her smiles turned to horror moments later when Styles arrived at the eaterie and her famous father left her red-faced by loudly reminding her of the remark.
Anais Gallagher tells Grazia magazine, "Harry seems really nice. I was in a cafe once and Harry came in. I'd been joking that I'd probably wet myself if 1D walked in. So my dad started kicking me under the table and shouted, 'Are you going to wet yourself now?' I literally died."

Regina George (Rachel McAdams) from Mean Girls is rightfully an iconic character. She represents that mean, popular girl in school that a lot of people adore but shouldn't. She could be the sweetest person if she likes you, or she can make your life a living nightmare if she doesn't.But, she isn't the best fictional mean girl. Sorry to break it you, but Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) from Gossip Girl makes Regina George look like Taylor Swift.
1. Blair gets into an Ivy League school which makes her even more intimidating.
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Regina on the other hand is too busy trying to get answers for these type of questions:
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2. Blair has fashion rules for her followers that actually make sense.
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The Plastics' rules don't really have any rhyme or reason to them.
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3. Blair doesn't pretend to be nice. She will tell you straight up what you're going to get from her.
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Regina would waste everyone's time with weird small talk.
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4. Blair knows how to keep her minions in line!
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Regina gets ousted from her own lunch table. Amateur!
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5. Blair's admirers are the paparazzi.
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Regina's admirers are just her classmates.
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6. This is Regina's idea of a good Halloween costume.
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But, Blair Waldorf knows how to pick a costume. How else do you establish your dominance than dress up as Aubrey Hepburn and kill it?
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7. This is Regina's only tie to fame.
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On the other hand, Rachel Bilson auditions to be Blair in a movie!
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8. Regina's mother is an embarrassing nightmare.
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Blair's mother is a bragging point since she is the reason behind their fashion empire, and she is a loving mother.
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9. Also if we put Aaron Samuels...
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Against Chuck...
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Well, we would pick Blair's man any day.
10. When Blair wants to ruin your life, she goes to finding your deepest, darkest secrets.
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When Regina wants to ruin your life, her plans ends up backfiring and everyone turns on her.
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Sorry Regina, but you can't sit with us! Do you agree that Blair is the better mean girl? Tweet us your answers using the Twitter handles below!
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Actor Mark Wahlberg lost $45,000 (£28,125) on a single bet while preparing to play a gambling drug addict in new movie The Gambler. The Fighter star has stepped into the role made famous by James Caan in the 1974 original and as part of his movie research, he headed to a casino in Macau, China to try his luck on the tables.
However, what started as a good night quickly turned sour as an ill-advised bet on a high-stakes table cost him the lot.
He explains, "I hit blackjack three times. Needless to say, I won a lot of money. And like my character in the movie, I took every chip off the table and walked right over to the roulette wheel, put it all on black... and lost everything."